Macon-Bibb County

For Fiscal Year 2021 (July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021), the Macon-Bibb County Commission has set a millage rate the same as the year before, which is 20.331 mills. It was approved following three Public Hearings for community feedback, and a vote on Tuesday, August 11. “We have made significant investment in our community, […]

On Friday, August 7, 2020, Macon-Bibb County held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to open the Second Street Corridor Connect, a major infrastructure project that provides the connection between different areas of the community’s urban core. The event was held at the top of the Connector, showing the view of Downtown. The road opened to cars, […]

On Thursday, August 6 at 10:00 a.m., District 6 Commissioner Joe Allen and representatives from the Facilities Management and Engineering Departments unveiled the new “Beautiful Tobesofkee Parkway.” It’s at the intersection of Highway 74 and Northwest Point Drive near the Macon-Bibb and Monroe County border. The other sign is located on Mercer University Drive near I-475. “Lake Tobesofkee […]

Beginning Monday, August 10, crews from Ceres Environmental will begin assisting the Solid Waste Department to collect yard and bulk waste, as well as to clean up illegal dump sites. Ceres will collect bulk items (like big limbs, appliances, and furniture), while the Solid Waste Department will pick up what it normally collects. For the […]

On Monday, August 10 Macon-Bibb County – through the Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and Recreation Department – will begin distributing nearly 10,000 trifold surgical masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect Middle Georgia. The masks will be available FREE to the public Monday through Thursday between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. at the recreation centers listed below, and each person will be provided up […]

On Monday, July 27, Macon-Bibb Mayor Robert Reichert vetoed the emergency ordinance requiring the use of face coverings in public. Below is the full text of the letter the Mayor sent to the Commission explaining the veto and reiterating the importance of people taking all preventative measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, including wearing […]

Confederate monuments to be relocated to Whittle Park   At its meeting on Tuesday, July 21, the Macon-Bibb Commission approved a three-phase plan to improve Downtown parks and infrastructure that would be funded by a combination of public and private dollars. This includes the expansion of the greenspace at the intersection of Cotton Avenue and […]

Proposal is to not accept the rollback rate & increase property taxes  For Fiscal Year 2021 (July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021), the Macon-Bibb County Commission has tentatively set a millage rate the same as the year before, which is 20.331 mills. “We have made significant investment in our community, and that is reflected […]

The Macon-Bibb County Tax Commissioner’s Office has begun the process for its Subsequent Judicial In Rem Tax Sale. The Office is identifying blighted properties that are significantly behind on their property taxes that can be sold to people who are interested in investing in the neighborhood. “Every neighborhood has a future, and it doesn’t include […]

Other services remain modified in response to the spread of COVID-19 Due to staffing shortages in Probate Court from exposure to positive cases of COVID-19, all appointments for Weapons Carry License application appointments and fingerprinting are being rescheduled. The Court is in the process of trying to call and email every person that has applied […]